L.A. Archdiocese Paid for Priest's Treatment for Years

By

Alexandra Berzon

Feb. 1, 2013 9:15 p.m. ET

In 1992, Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony ordered immediate administrative leave for a priest who was accused of molesting a boy in 1976, but officials supported the priest for years and apparently didn't report the case to authorities, despite being told that the priest had confessed to sexual relations with boys, according to documents released Thursday night by the archdiocese.